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Two-thirds of sewage in urban areas flow into rivers untreated: Panel

Source: Economic Times, Date: May , 2015

The government is
focusing on managing sewage in towns\cities on the banks of the Ganga, but it
could be facing an even bigger difficulty. A parliamentary panel has expressed
its concern at the massive problem of discharge of 'untreated' filth into
rivers which requires a huge amount of money (Rs 1,10,000 crore to 1,80,000
crore) for setting up additional sewage treatment plants (STPs) to save these
critical water bodies across the country.